To the wine railway



W. l".v CREME/XN..

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICAHON FILED MAR. 9, 1922.

Reissued Muy 23, 1922. A 1 5,360.

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IW. F..cREMEA-N RAlLWAY CAR APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 9, i922.

Risisued May l23, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE. l

WILLIAM F. CREMEAN, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASS'IGNOR TO THE WINE RAILWAY APPLI- ANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. I

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To allwwmz'tmayconcc'wt: Be it known vthatVVILLTAM F. CREMEAN, a citizen of the United States of America,

I residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas vimproved supporting and locking device and State of Ohiohas invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cars,

of which1 the following is a specification. y

My invention relates to new and useful .improvements incar door supporting and locking devices and more particularly to an which is to be used on 'railway cars having drop bottom doors or hopper type of cars having the swinging hopper doors.

" In anumber of supporting and locking devices as now used in conjunction with freight f cars having drop bottom doors or on hopper cars having vswinging hopper doors, it is 'A fdifiicult to completely close the doors due to the warping or distortion of the doors from i the rough usage towhich they are incident or due to the fact that some of the material loaded inthe cars will fill n along the hinged edge of the doors. Furthermore, although `it is a relatively easy vmatter to bring the vice which will first support the door in a partly closed position 'from which tempo- -rary position it may be lifted or forced into its final position. and then locked.

`Still another object of the present invention isto provide-a supporting and lockingv device vcomprising a properly pivoted hook whichiis-designed to engage the door through the medium of a ledge or bracket formed on the door, the hook being provided with a main supportingledge and an auxiliary supporting ledge, so that the door may be first temporarily supported in a partly closed position from which position the door may be forced to the main supporting ledge of the hook, after which the hookmay be quickly locked in engagement with the bracket or ledge formed on the door.

yStill another object of my invention is to provide a car door securing and locking device wherein a hook is to be pivoted to the 4side of the car body or pivot'ed to a bracket Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued Lignyy 23, 1922.

origlnal No. '1,338,1N, dated April 6, 1920, Serial No. 294,369, led May 3, 1919.

led March 9, 1922.

Application for reissue Serial No. 542,494.

which may be secured to the car body, and to provide the hoolrwith means for first supporting the door in a temporary position and to also provide a fulcrum means so that the door may be forced from its temporary supported` position to a final supported position, after which the hook may be locked in engagement with the door, thus supporting and locking the door in-its final tightly closed position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a car door locking device wherein a hook is provided for engaging a ledge secured to the door and to provide a fulcrum means associated with the hook so that the door may be forced to ,a tightly closed position so that the jaw of the hook may be forced thereunder after which thehook may be locked in'engagement with the said door.

With theseand numerous other objects in View, the,invention consists in certain new and novel constructions and combination` of `parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings in which similar refer.-

-ence characters indicate the same parts in ,theI several figures, and which drawings show a'` preferred embodiment and one modification, y

Fig- 1 is a side elevational view of one form of the car door securing and locking as i device and showing a fragmentary portion of a'c'ar and a drop bottom door.

Fig. 2 is-a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig@ 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a' 'sideelevational view of a modiedform of the car door locking device,

a fragmentary portion of the side of the car and two doorsbeingshown.

`Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 4.'

At the outset, it might be. stated that although I have shown in the drawings a fragmentary portion of a side of a car and drop -bottom doors, the invention might equally as well be used with other forms or types of cars having different styles of drop bottom doors or with hopper doors which may or may not be inclined with relation of the car body.

, In the-drawings and referring at the outset to Figs. 1 and 2, a fragmentary portion of a car side 10 `is shown together with a pair of-'transversely disposed hinged doors 11, the doors having their vfree edges adj acent and supportedby thehinge bars 12- mounted on the transversely disposed pintles 13', Ythe `.doors being adapted to swing toward each other' into their closed position,

Preferably secured to the bottom of each of. the doors and near their other edge is the transversely extending angle iron 14 which extendsoutwardly a `short distance beyond the freeside of the car body soas" to provide a convenient ledge to be. engaged by the door hook 15, shortly to be referred to.

'It will .be understood that by mounting the angleirons 14, as heretofore-referred to, not only are ledges formed to be engaged vby the hooks but the entire door will be strengthened. However, it is not absolutely necessary that angle irons be used nor is it necessary that they extend completely across the bottom of the Ydoor and out beyond, the free sides' as brackets might be used. which may besuitably secured to the doors so that they extend out beyond the free edges of the door, but not extend completely across the bottom-of the door. y

In other words, members' of any desirable form vmayl be secured to the door to vform ledges that will cooperate with the hook.-

In the drawings -I have shown two hooks and it might be here mentioned that .the two- -will be used where two doors have their inner ends adjacent, but one hook may beV used, ofcourse, equally as well if only one' door is to be supported. "Furthermore, al-r inncr'and outer Vbrackets 17- and 18, whiclr brackets Vare rivetedto the car sides 10.

These hooks for each pair of doors areturned to swing parallel with the sides of the car towards the free edges of the doors, and in opposite directions 'and are adapted to -en-A 50 gage the angle irons V14 of the doors, the hooks being properlyvv p'ivoted with respect to theircenters of gravity so that they will .normally hang in their engaged positions( It might be here mentioned that ,the inner andr outerV brackets 17 and 18l form .a desirable ymeans of securing the hooksto the side .of the carv body.

Each hook, near its lower extremity, is. '.pyovided with amain locking face or sup- "po'r'ting ledge 19, and an auxiliary support- 1ngface'20, the latter being slightly below hook shaped to conform toI the `flat leg.V or

the former.V In the presentfinstancesIhave shown -both. the supporting faces of the locking face of the projecting angle iron 14.

the lug 22.

However, it is to be understood that each nfor lifting the. door from a temporary supported position, that is, when resting on the auxiliary ledge 20, to the main supporting ledge 19,'and I have therefore shown this lug or projection 21in the drawings, (see Fig.` 1.) However, it is to be clearly and unequivocally understood, that it isnot 'absolutely necessary to provide this lug and in a number of instances may be 'entirelyomitted.

l In the modification, shown in Fig. 4, a lug or projection is provided on the outer side of the hook as it is indicated by the numeral 22, and t'he auxiliary bledge 21 is not shown as incorporated. In this instance, also, the

lug 22 may or may notbe provided or a main supporting ledge may be 4formed on the hook, and with or without the additionv of In other words, the Vgist of the invention is to provide a hook having a main and aux-` iliary Supporting ledge, yso that the door may be first supported in a temporaryposition, after which it `may be 'raised vto a i nal posi` tion either by lifting orby forcing the same.

A `fulcrum point formed on the hook for forcing the doors from a temporary to a poratedon the hook as desired.

Referring further toFvig. 1, a dog 23 is shown pivoted in the bracket and to the car side by the bolt 24, one being shown foreach hook for the purpose of'frmly and securely locking the hooks'and likewisethe doors in their closed position to thereby provide against disengagement of the' hooks from the ledges formed onthe doors thus `securely retainingfthe doors in their sup`- ported and locked position and against accidental opening in transit.

The operation of the locking device is exceedingly simple asftherdoor `will be first raised by handso that;` ,.will be'engaged and held by the auxiliary.:,supporting face or ledge 20 ofthe hook, and fromr this position it may be liftedv or' forced to its final positionron the main supporting ledge 19.

4This may be done in a" number of ways and if the hook is'provided with a rear projection 21, the bar B" may be laid thereon, and theV4 door pried or forced upwardly until it rests onthe -nainlocking face after which the hook will be forced forwardly as shown on-the ri ht siderof Fig. 1, afterwhich-the d o will e swung to its locking position.

n the 'modified form as shown'in, Fig. 4,` if the hook isprovided with a lug 22, the

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10B' final position, may or may not be incori.

bar B may be used to raise the door and if the hook should be made with two ledges thereon, it will first be raised to a temporary' .I have provided a car door supporting and locking device vconsisting primarily of a hook which is-'to be provided with a main and an auxiliary locking ledge so that the door may be first raised to a temporary supL ported position, after which it may be raised to the main supporting ledge which Will then support it in its closed or final position, after which the dog will be swung so that any accidental disengagement of theV hook from the doorwill be impossible. 'Furthermore, a fulcrum means may be provided on the hook.

It Will also be seen that the locking device is exceedingly simple in'construction and provides means for supporting the doors in a temporary position, after which they may be conveniently forced or pried to a final position which is of great advantage as much greater force is often necessary to finally close the doors as compared to the force for lifting the doors to a partly closed position.

Many slight changes `might be made in regard to the bracket, to the shape of the jaws and the supporting'ledges formed on the doors Without in,any Way departingv from t-he spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-` -ters Patent is:

1'. A drop bottom car door supporting de vice, comprising a pivoted hook, said hook` provided With an auxiliary ledge-for supporting the door in a temporary partly closed position and said hook further provided Wit-h a main supporting ledge for holding the door in its linal closediposition.

2. A drop bottoni car door supporting and locking device comprising a pivoted hook, said hook provided With an auxiliary ledge for supporting the door in a 'temporary partly. closed position, and said hook further provided with 'a main supporting ledge for supporting the door lin its final closedposition, and means for locking the hook in its final supporting relation with said door.

3. A doorsupporting and locking device for freight cars having swinging doors comprising a hook, said hook having an auxiliary vledge for supporting ,the door in a temporary partly closed position, a mainl supporting ledge located above said auxiliary supporting ledge,v and means `for locking the hook against movement with relation to said .door when said door is sup.

ported on the main supporting ledge.

4. In"'combination with a freight lcar having a drop door, a member secured to the bottom of the door and extending beyond a vfree edge thereof, a pivotal hook secured to the car body and above the member secured to the car door, -an auxiliary ledge formed on said hook to engage the member on said door to support the door in a temporary partly closed position and a main supporting ledge for engaging the member formed on -said door when said door is lifted and thereby hold said door in its final closed position. l

5. In combination with a freight car havinga drop door, a member secured to the bottom of the door and extending beyond a free edge thereof, a pivotal hook secured to the car ,body and above the member secured to the car door, an auxiliary ledge formed on said hook to engage the member on said door to support the door in a temporary partly closed position, a main supporting ledge for finally engaging the member formed on said door to tightly hold said vdoor in its closed position, and means for locking the hook in engagement with said member secured to the car door.

6. In combination with a freight car having a swinging door, a member secured to the bottom of the door and extending. beyond a free edge thereof, a pivotal hook secured to the car body and above the member secured to the car door, an auxiliary ledge formed on said hook to engage the member on said. door to support the door in a temporary partly closed position, a main supporting ledge for engaging the member formed on said 'door to. support the door in its final closed position, and the contour of the face of the main supporting ledge corresponding'yvith lthe contour of the face of the-member secured tothe car door.

7. In combination with a freight car having a drop bo'ttomdoor, a member secured to the door and extending beyond a free edge thereof to form a ledge, a bracket secured to the car body, a pivotal hook secured in said bracket and located labove the member secured to the car door, an auxiliary ledge formed on said hook to engage the ledge on thecar door to support the door in a temporaryl partly closed position, a main supportingle'dge on said hook for finally engaging the ledge on said door to thereby hold the door in its closed position, and means for locking the hook in engagement with the ledge .formed on said door.

8. In combination With a freight car having drop bottom doors, said doors being each provided with an angle extending beyond a free edge of said doors, a bracket secured to the car body above the inner adeach provided with an auxiliary supporting ledge to temporarily engage respectively the to hold said doors in their closed positions and means for locking the hooks in engage'- ment with the angles on said doors.

'. 9. drop bottom car door securing devicegromprising a v'pivoted door engaging hook provided with a door engaging ledge,

an auxiliary supporting ledge formed onV `,said hook, and-means formed on said hook to serve as ar support for 'means for raising the door from support on the auxiliary ledge'4 to the main supporting ledge. .i

' 10. In combination -with a freightfcar having dropbottom doors, securing devices for said' doors comprising pivotal yengaging hooks each 'provided with a main and an auxiliary supporting ledge and fulcrum having integral and oppositely disposed pointsformed on said hooks and adapted to serve asa support for door raising means so as the doors maybe lifted from the tem'- porary supporting ledges tothe mainsup-` porting ledges...

11. In combination with a freight carhaving a drop bottom` door,a securing'device comprising-Va hook having a door engaging'y means and said hook also provided with a4 projecting portion so 4constructed andv ar-A ranged as to be adaptedto reoeiveamovable door raising means and serve as a fulorum therefor. I y d 12. In combination with a freight car having a swinging door, a hook havingan aux- 4iliaryand a main supporting ledge, yand a projecting portion constructed and arranged on saidhook to receive a Amovable door raising means toserve as a fulcrum therefor. s

13. In combination with .a railway Voar having a movable door, a hook pivoted to the car and adapted to` engage said door `.and to hold Vthe same inV closed position, 'a l cam also pivoted't`o the car and adaptedto 'hold the said hook in enga'gedrelationship with the door,'the said hook being provided Withilan auxiliary ledge and a projecting portion by means of which the door .may `beI raised from a partly .closed to -a fully' closed position.

14. In combination with a Arailway car f having a body and vmovable door, an outer 5 bracket 4attached to and spaced from the outer side of thebody, a hook having inte gral and oppositely disposed pivot lugs journaled in said outer bracket and car body,

`to operate and adapted to engage said-door andjhol the same in closed position.

i 15. In combination with a railway car, a movable door, an outer bracket adapted to Aspacefrom the side of the body, a hook havmg integral and oppositely disposed pivotal lugs -journaled in said `outer bracket andcar body andV said hook provided with a mainV and auxiliary supporting ledge ,andr adapted to engage said door first on said auxiliary ledge'- and then engage said door `with said main supportingledge and hold v the same in'closed position.

1 16.,.In' combination with a railway car having a `body and movable door, an outer bracket attached to and spaced from the outer side ofthe body, an inner bracket attached' to the inner side of the body, a'hook l ing a drop door, an outer bracket attached ,Y to and spaced fromthe outer side of the dooigvan inner'bracket attached to the in vner side of the body, a hook having integral so y and oppositely disposedplvot'lugs JournaledY i in said brackets, a main and an auxiliary supporting ledge formed on said hook to rst support the door in a temporary position and then supportthe door in a final position, and means formed on said` hook tov form a fulcruin point for a movable ralsmg' lmeans to lift the door from its-temporaryl -to its iinal supported'` position.

18. The combination of a drop bottom car door, a door engaging hook and raising means comprising a series of supporting ledges, a fulcrum adapted to support meansv said door from' one position to another. 4 Y

19. A combination ofa` drop bottom can means comprising aniauxiliaryy'ledge lfor supporting the door in a temporary partly forsupporting' the door in a final closed positionl and a fulcrum adapted to receivey means. to operate said doors from one 'ledge to the other.. Y i In testimony whereof I aiiix my si ature. WILLIAM F. CREM AN.

door,` a door engaging hook and raisingA 'closed 4position and a' main supporting ledge 

